John Davey
Deceased Person
1812 – 1891
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Who was John Davey?
John Davey or Davy was a Cornish farmer who was one of the last people with some traditional knowledge of the Cornish language. According to Henry Jenner, the level of his ability in the language is unclear, but was probably restricted to a few words and phrases. A song attributed to Davey's memory, the "Cranken Rhyme", is not known from any earlier source is notable as possibly one of the last survivals of Cornish literary tradition.
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